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Offline Ballygrl

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"brothers" don't work as hard as Mexicans DU mostly silent
« on: February 12, 2011, 08:52:21 AM »
ConservativeMobster posted this article in General Discussion, so I decided to search DU to see if it was discussed there, a few assumptions that a Republican said it, then they realize it's a Black Democrat who said it, a few condemnations but nothing like it would be if a Republican said this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4726566

Actual Article DU posted:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020805187.html

Thread from here that ConservativeMobster posted:

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,55274.0/topicseen.html

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AlphaCentauri  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 01:49 AM
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Black SC lawmaker: Immigrants are hardest workers
   
Source: W. Post

An African-American lawmaker in South Carolina said Tuesday that stricter illegal immigration laws would hurt the state because blacks and whites don't work as hard as Hispanics.

State Sen. Robert Ford made his remarks during a Senate committee debate over an Arizona-style immigration law, eliciting a smattering of nervous laughter in the chamber after he said "brothers" don't work as hard as Mexicans. He continued that his "blue-eyed brothers" don't either.

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BadGimp  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed Feb-09-11 02:12 AM
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1. The end is near it seems..
   
assuming this is a true story...

"(my) blue-eyed brothers" Really? Did he actually say that?

I'm all turned around.

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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Feb-09-11 05:55 AM
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7. The end of what? Exploit the latest wave of immigrants is the American way of $$$$
   
The Irish come over and the British bitch about them. The Italians come over and the Irish and British get together and bitch about the Italians. The Vietnamese come over and everybody complains about them.

Engel said that the US would never achieve socialism as long as the bosses could divide and conquer people based upon their immigration status.

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 02:20 AM
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2. I really hate the WaHo.
   
And that's all.

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Sen. Walter Sobchak  (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 03:29 AM
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4. I grew up in an area with a large number of Iranian and Vietnamese refugees
   
Uncle Sam dumped them at the gates of the nearby airbase with $2500 in cash, the sincerest thanks of our nation and an address of a house rented on their behalf, these were families evacuated from Iran and South Vietnam at the fall of their respective regimes for fear of being executed as American collaborators. Our neighbors watched the CIA torch their house and everything in it, 48 hours later they were in a crappy bungalow in Orange County reflecting on how terribly disgusting TV dinners are. These families worked their asses off and prospered - what great advantage did they have over native born, native anglophone and dare I say it white Americans?

My parents are still in contact with many of these families, primarily because we were one of the few families who weren't racist assholes to them.

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Le Taz Hot  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 05:53 AM
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6. Could this get any more racist?
   
From the article: "Once his ancestors were freed from slavery, he said, they didn't want to do any more hard work, so they were replaced by Chinese and Japanese."

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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 05:57 AM
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8. Agree the article is pure corporate divide and conquer. GOP must be trying to peal off Latino votes
   
Edited on Wed Feb-09-11 05:58 AM by McCamy Taylor
with this one.

Remember, racism in the US is ALWAYS about keepingthe wages of certain working class groups low. ALWAYS.


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kiva  (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 12:49 PM
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13. I'd agree, except this idiot is a Dem.
   
Which goes to show, I guess, that stupid does sometimes overflow from the other party.

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WatsonT (234 posts) Wed Feb-09-11 01:32 PM
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16. He's a democrat
   
not sure how it relates to the GOP.

Democrats can also be idiots, and racists, and unworthy of the office they hold.
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"The nation that couldn’t be conquered by foreign enemies has been conquered by its elected officials" odawg Free Republic in reference to the GOP Elites who are no difference than the Democrats

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Re: "brothers" don't work as hard as Mexicans DU mostly silent
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2011, 09:39:08 AM »
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kiva  (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-09-11 12:49 PM
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13. I'd agree, except this idiot is a Dem.
  
Which goes to show, I guess, that stupid does sometimes overflow from the other party.

WTF does that mean? The guy is a dem but the reason he is the way he is because it flowed from the Republicans? I most be missing something?
« Last Edit: February 12, 2011, 09:43:46 AM by CC27 »

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Re: "brothers" don't work as hard as Mexicans DU mostly silent
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2011, 10:28:55 AM »
I don't care who works harder.  You still need to come to this country the correct (and legal) way.
You may call me Jessica or Jess.